ORIGINAL: littlecrankshaf
ORIGINAL: WestCoastFlyer
Silent, you're very knowledgeable regarding the AMA and AMA insurance - historically have AMA insurance claims been denied when a safety code violation was involved?
Heck, he is known to be a
paid expert witness to insure accidental bodily injury claims aren't paid... In one fairly well known case,
I don't think the AMA safety code was even broken...yet the injured party was legally denied compensation for his medical bills. Another AMA's AVP looking out for you...
You are correct. Liabilty of the pilot whose model hit the injured party was contested by his homeowners and the AMA based on the assumption of risk that we take when we go out to the flight line. Injured party was found at fault and denied compensation for his injuries, not for breaking any rules, but for having assumed the risk of participating in the model flying activity. Incident occurred at Sepulveda Basin ca 2004-5 for anyone that wants to search further details.